Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-19
THREE FINES.
Prohibition Beginning to Prohibit.

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The first convictions for the viola
ton of the new prohibition law in
this county were brought about in
City Court Tuesday and "Wednesday
of this week. The warrants in two
cases were taken out Tuesday, upon
statements made by the wife of Geo.
Pendleton, col, who claimed that A. r.
Perkins had sold her husband whis-
ky. The names of Glen Jones, COL,
and others were give as witnesses.
City Attorney Harry Ferguson push
ed the cases TO trial and Intercepted
the witnesses so closely that informa-
ton was obtained sufficient to justify
a conviction against Mr.. Perkins in
one case and against his clerk, Jim
Ricketts,, in another. The fines in
each case was put by Judge Brasher
at the minimum-$50 and costs. Jones,
one of the witnesses, testified that he
had obtained large number of drinks
in the house, but tried hard to evade
the questions as TO whether he had
paid for them. At last, though, he
reluctantly admitted that: he had
bought the whisky.
The next case came up Wednesday,
the warrant being taken out against
Jackson Tate, of the firm of Ander-
son Il Tate, upon the statement of
Grundy Dulin, COL, that lie had
bought whisky from Tate. The wit
nesses in the case were Grundy Dulin
and Joe Earl, both colored. 'Dulin
attempted to retract what he had
previously told the City Attorney,
but Mr.. Ferguson finally got him TO
admit that he had gotten whisky
from Tate for Joe Earl, which liquor
he understood had been ordered
especially for Earl by Mr.. Tate. Earl
was then put on the stand and testi-
fed that lie had needed some whisky
for his wife and as he couldn't get 1t
at the drug stores on account of
"probation' he went 10 Mr.. Tate
and borrowed SIS from him and had
him to take the money and order 211e
gallons of whisky for him. The
whisky came and Mr.. Tate retained
possession of 1t to secure the pay
ment of the loan and he, Earl, had
his bottle filled and paid so cents at
time on the loan as he got the whisky.
He used half pint for his wife and
used some more in making blackberry
cordial, but declined to say what he
had done with the balance. Col.
Clark represented Mr.. Tate and asked
the dismissal of the charge against
his client upon the ground that he
had neither sold, loaned nor barter
ed" liquor.The Court, however, took |
different view OF the matter and de-
cided that 1t was a case of indirect
selling and assessed a fine of $50 and
costs.
The fines in these three cases are
the first 10 be assessed in the county.
One other case, with seven counts,
came up against a young man named
Luttrell, of South Christian, some
time ago, but he forfeited his bail
bond and has never been tried. OF the |
three fines assessed the Attorney gets |
SIS in each case. They are the small
est that could be assessed under the
law, the maximum for the first oifense
being $3.50. The punishment for
subsequent convictions of the same
parties will be not less than 500 fine
aud 80 days in jail, nor more than
$500 and 90 days in Jail for each Of
Tense. Judge Brasher and Mr.. Fer
guson are both determined TO enforce
the law and County Judge Winfree
and both of the local justices and
County Attorney Payne also stand
ready to do the same, and as the
Grand Jury and circuit court will
meet in two or three weeks, the
chances are that few if any violators
will escape uuscathed much longer
from the cross fire of all these tribu-
nails.